The beauty of nature and culture make Bali as a tourist paradise world. Art became one of the attractions for travelers, ranging from dance, sculpture, carving, also painting. For you lovers, sculpture and carving in wood and stone media would have been normal. However, did you enjoy art with bone material ?

Tampak Siring located in Gianyar –  Bali, besides known as Tampak Siring Palace, also known as bone carving craft centers in Bali. From the skilled hands of the craftsman, various themes of works of art produced from animal bone material. Starting from bone waste utilization cattle and buffalo, the Tampak Siring’s artisans conjure up the waste into a variety of unique shapes and high value.

Bones are in use craft-mans ranging from fish bones, bones of cattle, buffalo, horns, until ivory. For them, the bones better than wood, because it has a different degree of hardness. And each piece of animal’s bone, has its own level of complexity.

Bone Carving Crafts motif should Innovative
Crafts bone in Bali during these days not booming like a few years ago. Many of the constraints faced by start of raw materials to design monotonous. Therefore, the need to innovate craft bone carving motifs. Business people argue that Bali artisans craft artificial bone actually very popular foreign and domestic markets. But, unfortunately, so many products offered on the market according to the buyer. Motif carvings and designs offered relatively little.

For bone craft market is generally from domestic and foreign travelers. Thus, the demand leading to a mini size, varied models, up to an affordable price. Constraints are craftsmen with her bones for carving motifs and designs. To meet the demand of foreign markets, in fact necessary to design creativity and carving varied. If it is met not rule Bali bone craft could boom back in the export market.

TENTANG UKIRAN TULANG DI BALI

Keelokan alam dan budayanya menjadikan Pulau Bali sebagai salah satu surga wisata dunia. Kesenian menjadi salah satu daya tarik bagi pelancong, mulai dari seni tari, pahat, ukir, juga lukis. Bagi Anda pecinta, seni ukir dan pahat di media batu dan kayu tentu sudah biasa. Namun, pernahkah Anda menikmati seni dengan media tulang?

Tampak Siring terletak di Gianyar, Bali, selain dikenal dengan Istana Tampak Siring yang indah, juga dikenal sebagai sentra kerajinan ukir tulang di Bali. Dari tangan-tangan terampil para pengerajin, berbagai tema karya seni dihasilkan dari bahan tulang hewan.

Berawal dari pemanfaatan limbah tulang sapi dan kerbau, para pengerajin Tampak Siring menyulap limbah tersebut menjadi aneka bentuk yang unik dan bernilai jual tinggi.

Tulang yang di gunakan para perajin mulai dari tulang ikan, tulang sapi, kerbau, tanduk, hingga gading gajah. Bagi mereka, tulang lebih bagus dibanding kayu, karena memiliki tingkat kekerasan berbeda. Dan masing-masing bagian tulang hewan, memiliki tingkat kerumitan sendiri.

Bone Craft Carving Motifs Must Be Innovative

Bone crafts in Bali have not been booming as they did a few years ago. Many challenges are faced, from raw materials to designs that seem monotonous. Therefore, bone crafts need to innovate their carving motifs.
Business players state that bone crafts made by Balinese artisans are actually very popular in both international and domestic markets. Unfortunately, not many products offered in the market meet buyers’ desires. The carving motifs and designs offered are relatively few.
The market for bone crafts generally comes from domestic and international tourists. As such, what is in demand leans toward mini sizes, varied models, and affordable prices.
The challenge for bone craftsmen so far has been the similarity in carving motifs and designs. To meet international market demand, creativity in design and varied carvings are truly required. If that is fulfilled, it does not rule out the possibility